Program Overview

Health Information Technology - Associate of Applied Science

The Health Information Technology (HIT) program at Dońa Ana Community College is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage health information systems. This program requires the completion of 67-68 credits and includes coursework in health information technology, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and health information systems.

Program Requirements

• Students must earn a final grade of C- or better in all required HIT and OATS courses.
• Students must achieve a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.0.
• A grade of C- or better is required in ENGL 1110G Composition I and designated Mathematics courses.
• Students must complete all University degree requirements, which include General Education requirements and elective credits to total at least 67 credits.

Course List

General Education

• Select one course from four of the following six content areas for a total of 12-14 credits.
  • Area I: Communications
    • ENGL 1110G: Composition I (4 credits)
  • Area II: Mathematics
    • MATH 1130G: Survey of Mathematics (3 credits)
  • Area IV: Social/Behavioral Sciences
    • ECON 1110G: Survey of Economics (3 credits)
  • Area V: Humanities
    • PHIL 1115G: Introduction to Philosophy (3 credits)
    • or PHIL 2110G: Introduction to Ethics
  • General Education Elective (3-4 credits)

Core Requirements

• BUSA 2230G: Human Relations in Business (3 credits)

Related/Professional Requirements (21 credits)

• HIT 110: Electronic Health Records (3 credits)
• or OATS 110: Records Management
• HIT 221: Internship I (3 credits)
• or OATS 221: Internship I
• HIT 240: Health Information Quality Management (3 credits)
• HIT 268: Health Information Systems (3 credits)
• OATS 106: Business Mathematics (3 credits)
• OATS 209: Business and Technical Communications (3 credits)
• OATS 239: Personal Development (3 credits)

Major Requirements (27 credits)

• Technical Requirements
  • HIT 120: Health Information Introduction to Pharmacology (3 credits)
  • HIT 130: Health Information Technology Anatomy & Physiology (3 credits)
  • HIT 140: Health Information Introduction to Pathophysiology (3 credits)
  • HIT 150: Introduction to Medical Terminology (3 credits)
  • HIT 158: Advanced Medical Terminology (3 credits)
  • HIT 248: Medical Coding I (3 credits)
  • HIT 258: Medical Coding II (3 credits)
  • OATS 208: Medical Office Procedures (3 credits)
  • OATS 228: Medical Insurance Billing (3 credits)

Plan of Study

The following plan of study is suggested for students in the Health Information Technology program:

Semester 1 (FALL)

• Area I: Communications - English Composition Level 1 (4 credits)
  • ENGL 1110G: Composition I
• OATS 208: Medical Office Procedures (3 credits)
• HIT 150: Introduction to Medical Terminology (3 credits)
• OATS 106: Business Mathematics (3 credits)
• OATS 239: Personal Development (3 credits)
• Total Credits: 16

Semester 2 (SPRING)

• Area II: Mathematics (3 credits)
  • MATH 1130G: Survey of Mathematics
• OATS 228: Medical Insurance Billing (3 credits)
• HIT 158: Advanced Medical Terminology (3 credits)
• OATS 209: Business and Technical Communications (3 credits)
• HIT 130: Health Information Technology Anatomy & Physiology (3 credits)
• Total Credits: 15

Semester 3 (SUMMER)

• General Education Elective (3-4 credits)
• HIT 110: Electronic Health Records (3 credits)
• Total Credits: 6-7

Semester 4 (FALL)

• Area IV: Social/Behavioral Science (3 credits)
  • ECON 1110G: Survey of Economics
• Area V: Humanities (3 credits)
  • PHIL 1115G: Introduction to Philosophy
• HIT 140: Health Information Introduction to Pathophysiology (3 credits)
• HIT 248: Medical Coding I (3 credits)
• BUSA 2230G: Human Relations in Business (3 credits)
• Total Credits: 15

Semester 5 (SPRING)

• HIT 120: Health Information Introduction to Pharmacology (3 credits)
• HIT 221 or OATS 221: Internship I (3 credits)
• HIT 240: Health Information Quality Management (3 credits)
• HIT 258: Medical Coding II (3 credits)
• HIT 268: Health Information Systems (3 credits)
• Total Credits: 15
• Total Credits for the Program: 67-68